Combined tray, ash receptacle, and stand therefor



E. SCHULTZ April 10, 1934.

COMBINED TRAY, ASH RECEPTAGLE, AND STAND THEREFOR Filed Jan. 28, 1932 m1 mum:

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Patented Apr. 10, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED TRAY, ASH aacarracu: AND

STAND THEREFOR 4 Claims.

The principal object of my invention is to provide a smoke stand that not only has a receiving receptacle for tobacco ash, cigar and cigarette butts, and like, but one that also has a tray for supporting various objects usually incidental to the pleasure and convenience of the user.

A further object of this invention is to provide a combined tray, ash'receptacle and stand that permits the ready detachment or attachment of the tray element.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a smoke stand with ash receptacle and detachable tray that permits the rigid attachment of the tray to the stand, by the mere rotation of the tray thereon.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a combination stand, detachable tray and ash receptacle that is refined in appearance, economical in manufacture and durable in use.

These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

My invention consists in the construction, ar-

. rangement and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side view of my complete invention assembled and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the tray portion of the invention and more fully illustrates its construction.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged side sectional view of a portion of the bottom of the tray and shows one of the engaging finger members secured thereto.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged side view of a portion 01 the ash receptacle bowl with a tray supporting handle member secured to its side.

I will first describe the smoke stand and ash receptacle to which my tray is applied. The numeral 10 designates the weighted base portion, having the upright post 11. The numeral 12 designates the ash receptacle bowl attached by any suitable means to the top of the post 11. This bowl may or may not have an auxiliary detachable ash receiving can in it. Such use however facilitates cleaning and I recommend a can similar to the one I teach in my United States Patent No. 1,800,665 on Ash receptacles, dated April 14, 1931. The numeral 13 designates a downwardly tapering cup member for closing the top of the bowl. This cup member has an opening in its bottom for the passage of ashes, cigar tray 16 downwardly onto the supporting handle and cigarette butts, etc., into the bowl or into a can inside the bowl.

The opening in the bottom of the cup may be closed by a trap door actuated by the lever 14. However, such mechanical phases have nothing 0 in common with this invention and as a matter of fact my invention may be applied to ash receptacles of various constructions and designs.

The numeral 15 designates three equally spaced apart handle and tray supporting members se- 06 cured to the outer side of the bowl 12. These handle members may be of any design, but preferably of fiat top construction as shown in Fig. 5. The height of these handle members should be such as to support the tray element in a position where its upper inner rim extends to a point just below the upper rim of the cup 13, as shown in Fig. l. The handle members-15 besides acting as tray supporting members serve as artistic handle members to facilitate the manual movement of the smoke stand from place to place.

I have used the numeral 16 to generally designate my tray element. This tray is of substantial diameter and has an upwardly confining continuous circular rim or wall 17 at its outer marginal edge. The numeral 18 designates an opening in the center of the tray adapted to closely embrace the upper portion of the bowl 12. The numeral 19 designates an upwardly confining continuous circular rim or wall at the inner marginal edge of the opening 18. The cigar and cigarette supporting cars 20 on the upper rim of the cup 13 are just inside and slightly above this inner rim 19. These inner and outer wall rims on the tray give desirable depth to the tray.

Most articles of manufacture such as my combined stand, tray and receptacle are finely finished, and in order to prevent the engagement of the tray on the flat top surface of the handle members from scratching or marring the finish on the handle member, I have provided a small projection 21 on top of each of the handle members as shown in Fig. 5.

These projections also facilitate the ease of manual rotation of the tray on the handle members.

From the foregoing description it will readily be seenthat it is a simple matter to place the brackets 15 permitting the ash receptacle portion to protrude upwardly through the opening 18. As the supporting bracket members 15 are, all approximately the same height, the tray will be successfully supported in a horizontal posi- 1 o tion. If desired, various articles maybe brought into the room on the tray 16, placed on the smoke stand and centered around the ash receptacle portion as shown in Fig. 1. By the same token the tray with its articles may be lifted from the smoke stand and carried with its articles out of the room in which the smoke stand is located. The tray 16, when utilized in this manner, provides an excellent serving tray and cups, glasses or other members may be easily transported en masse. The tray 16 when in position on the smoke stand also serves the purpose of catching ashes and cigarette butts that do not reach their intended destination inside the ash receptacle portion. Tobacco accessories also find their place on the tray and such items are successfully retained by the upwardly extending walls 17 and 19.

Naturally if objects of substantial weight were placed on the tray 16, the tendency would be for the tray to ordinarily tip and lose the material so supported. To eliminate this I have provided a quick means of rigidly securing the tray to the smoke stand. As we have seen the upper portions of the handle brackets 15 are of comparatively fiat construction. This comparatively fiat construction is also carried out on the underside of the upper portion of the brackets as shown in Fig. 5. I

To yieldingly engage the fiat undersides of the upper portions of the handle bracket members 15, I have provided three spaced apart engaging finger members 22 secured on the underside of the tray 16. Each of these fingers are first bent downwardly to correspond with the thickness of the upper portion of the bracket and the projection 21 and then are bent forwardly to the right, as shown in the drawing. The free ends of each of these spaced apart fingers may be bent slightly forwardly and downwardly in order to guide the fingers under the upper portions of the bracket supporting members 15. By this arrangement it is a simple matter to set the tray downwardly on the supporting members 15 and rotate the tray 16 to the right. This rotation of the tray to the right will bring the fingers 22 under the upper portions of the members 15, thereby rigidly securing the tray to the smoke stand. To remove the tray from the smoke stand, the tray is rotated to the left to a point where the fingers are free of the supporting members and the tray is then lifted directly upwardly from the smoke stand. This securing of the tray to the smoke stand makes the tray almost an integral part of the smoke stand, and if the smoke stand is accidentally tipped over, the tray will still remain a. part of the whole. If a bracket handle member is used as shown in Fig. 5, the upper flat portion of the bracket is maintained by the downwardly extending portion at each side thereof, thereby providing an inverted groove for the receiving of one of the three equally spaced apart fingers 22. By the fingers 22 being of spring material they will yieldingly engage the undersides of the bracket supports and prevent any rattling of the tray on the smoke stand.

Although I have described my tray as particularly adapted to upright smoke stand ash receptacles, it may be used to advantage in combinaton with just ash receptacles when .the ash receptacles are supported on a. table or like.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of my improved combined tray, ash receptacle and stand therefor without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any, modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a pedestal support having a plurality of equally spaced apart handle and supporting brackets, a detachable tray member having a hole in its center for embracing the upper portion of said pedestal support and adapted to-be supported by said supporting brackets, and a plurality of equally spaced apart finger members secured to the under side of said tray member capable of engagement with said bracket members when said tray is rotated in one direction.

2'. In a device of the class described, a pedestal support, supporting brackets on said support, a projection on top of each of said supporting brackets, a detachable tray member designed to rest on said projections and be supported by said supporting brackets, and finger engaging members on said tray member adapted to hook under said brackets respectively when said tray portion is rotated in one direction.

3. In a device of the class described, a pedestal support, a supporting element onsaid support, a detachable tray member having a hole in its center for embracing the upper portion of said pedestal support and capable of resting on said supporting element, and a means on said tray member capable of locking engagement with said pedestal support when said tray is rotated in one direction and capable of being placed in an unlocked position with said pedestal support hen said tray is rotated in the opposite direc- 4. In a device of the class described, a pedestal support, a bracket on said pedestal support, a detachable tray member having a hole in its center for embracing the upper portion of said pedestal support, and a finger member secured to said tray member capable of engagement with said bracket member when said tray is rotated in one direction.

EDWARD SCHULTZ. 

